Sixers Bell Ringer: Beauchamp has solid debut, almost everything else bad in blowout to Blazers

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer standings:
Tyrese Maxey – 19
Joel Embiid – 9
VJ Edgecombe – 7
Paul George – 6
Dominick Barlow – 2
Andre Drummond – 2
Jared McCain :’( – 2
Adem Bona – 1
Justin Edwards – 1
Quentin Grimes – 1
Kelly Oubre Jr. – 1
Trendon Watford – 1
15th roster spot – 1

The Sixers finished their road trip 3-2 after dropping the final matchup to the Trail Blazers 135-118.

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The Sixers entered the night without Quentin Grimes (illness) and Jabari Walker (two-way days), and saw late scratches for both Dominick Barlow (illness) and Joel Embiid (right knee management).

Despite being thin on reinforcements, the Sixers played a very strong offensive first half and led Portland 65-64 at the break.

Unfortunately for anyone who stayed awake to see it, the Sixers took the floor in the third quarter with a visibly lowered desire to play strong basketball.

Whether it was the physical Suns matchup on Saturday, the fact its the last stop of a seven-day West Coast swing, or the insane shooting put on display by the Blazers, the Sixers intensity faded on offense and they slowed down considerably on the defensive end.

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They were outscored 49-22 in the third and went down by 31 points at one point in the fourth quarter.

Therefore, our Bell Ringer nominees will be highlighting play from the first half — with one exception.

Tyrese Maxey: 30 points, 10-of-21 FG, 2-of-9 3PT, 8-of-8 FT, 4 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal

Maxey finished the first half with 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field, doing most of his work in the paint. In the first quarter, Maxey showed off his pace-changing ability with a midrange pull-up. A couple possessions later, he displayed a rare Euro-step around Donovan Clingan for an easy two. Later in the frame, Drummond found a cutting Maxey for an easy two, and finished a chaotic possession with a swift layup.

At the end of the quarter, Maxey finished in transition off of a Oubre Jr. steal, and put down a ridiculous lefty scoop shot to tie things up at 29- 29. He played the entire first quarter.

In the second, he got a floater to fall after receiving a nice pass from…

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